Landmark Summer in Tateshina: A Return Visit to the Barakura English Garden
Far from just "a return" — I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been here since the 1990s, when the garden first opened. I’m not par...
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Landmark Tneno Festival in Shinagawa Shrine
Shinagawa Shrine, which has appeared on this blog several times, is a historic guardian shrine of the North-Shinagawa town on Tokaido ...
Nature, Flora and Fauna Iris in Korakuen Garden
The sky looked like the rainy season was about to begin, but this kind of weather—where it’s just barely holding off from raining—is p...
Landmark Underestimated Nezu Shrine
In my previous post, I visited Sarue Onshi Park in Sumiyoshi, Koto Ward. I enjoyed the beautiful azaleas blooming under clear skies, b...
Nature, Flora and Fauna Azerea in Sarue Park
It’s azalea season. I love these flowers because they bloom for quite a long time, from the beginning to the very end. Since I have a ...
Nature, Flora and Fauna Shioiri Park · Early-blooming Cherry Blossoms
In mid-March, I went out to see the early-blooming cherry blossoms. My destination was Shioiri Park in Arakawa Ward, which I stumbled ...
Nature, Flora and Fauna Mimosa Tree at Kuramae Shrine
In this blog world, the Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms haven't bloomed yet. I'm desperately trying to keep up with the real-world calen...